Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-24

BY Mr.. Crismond: To incorporate
the Fredericksburg and Washington
Railway Company.
BY Mr.. Hay: To incorporate the
Greene and Orange Telephone Com
pany.
BILLS REPoRTED FROM, COMMITTEES.
To incorporate the Holy-Neck Lum-
Der Transportation Company Of Vlr-
ginia for the relief OF Samuel W.
Lyons, treasurer of the county of Nor
folk for the relief OF @. w. Jones
from the payment of certain taxes au-
thorizing the Board of Supervisors of
Page county to increase the salary OF
the Judge OF said county authorizing
and directing tho Secretary of the Com
monwealth to certii.- Is for use In
other States to prescribe the times for
holding the courts of the Sixteenthand
Seventeenth judicial circuits TO legal
ize certain acts and proceedings of the
Board Of Supervisors of Essex county /;
for the relief OF ID. p. Motley, late
deputy treasurer of Essex county lad
verse report to Incorporate the Arcola
and Adds Telephone Company; forthe
relief of Darling A. Bennett, MANNED
Confederate soldier. of Essex to
amend the Code in reference to fees OF
officers adverse report for the relief
Of B. S. English, deputy treasurer OF
Westmoreland for the relief OF w. L.
Edwards, oyster-inspector OF the city OF
Portsmouth TO amend the act in
cooperating the town of Milford,
in Caroline county to incorpo-
rate the Magnetic Mining Com
pany to incorporate the Sladeyille
and Mineral City Telephone Company /;
to incorporate the Pulaski Water-Sup.
ply Company I; to transfer TO the Board
Of Road Commissioners of Back-Creek
magisterial district, Frederick county,
the States interest in the Hardy and
Winchester turnpike to authorize the
West-End Land Company, Of Norfolk
city, to construct a bridge across Smith
and Glebe creeks, i'll Norfolk city and
Norfolk county; amending the charter
of the city of Norfolk; TO amend the
law providing for working and keep
ing in order the roads of the Common
wealth to amend the law in relation
to wild game to allow Solomon 1. john
son, OF Accomack county, to erectan oys-
ter-fattening box and wharf on his shore,
in said county to authorize Christian
Hanson TO erect wharf in front OF his
shore for shipping oysters to amend
the act incorporating the Balcony Falls
Company to amend the charter and to
extend and define the boundaries of
the city of Norfolk to amend the law
incorporating the town of Martins
vile, in the county Of Henry; to in
corporate the Petersburg Musical As
soclation.
TRAVELLING Statesmen AND DRUMMERS.
Mr.. johnson offered the following :
Whereas it has been decided by the
United States Supreme Court that the
tax on travelling statesmen and drum
mers from other States coming into the
State of Virginia for the purpose OF
making sales, contracts, &c, IS uncon-
stitutional; and whereas the present
hcense-tax on merchants resident of and
doing business in the State of Virginia
is burdensome to and discriminating
against said resident merchants there
fore be it
ResOlued, That the Finance Com
mittee is hereby instructed to frame
and report a bill at the present session
for the repeal of merchants license-taS
in the State of Virginia.
Referred TO the Finance Committee.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To amend the law entitled an act foI
the preservation of oysters, and to OBJ
tain revenue for the privilege oftakine
them from the waters of the Common
wealth.
Defining a lawful fence for Amherst
county.
To authorize the Roanoke Water
Works to issue its capital stock, or any
part thereof, for land or other property
suited TO the business of its works.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
Leave of absence was granted Mr.
Hay, two days Mr.. Gills, three days
Mr.. Cherry, five days Mr.. Dunlop
two days.
ALEXANDRIA CANAL COMPANY.
The House bill to authorize and requir,
the Board of Public Works to deliver
to the City Council of Alexandria /, 22C
shares of the capital stock of the Alex
andria Canal Company came up On 1T
passage.
Messrs. Stuart (Mr. Cardwell in the
chair, Waddill, and A. Fulkerson eI
planned the bill and advocated its pas
sage. The vote resulted: Ayes, 81
noes, 0.
SCHOOL BOOKS.
Mr.. Franklin offered the following
Whereas the Republican party o
Virginia in convention assembled
pledged itself to the passage Of Law
to provide free books for the free
schools; and whereas the Democratic
party in convention assembled made
the same pledge and promise to the
people of the State therefore be it
Resolrcd IN the House Of Delegates
That the Committee on Schools ant
Colleges be, and the same is hereby, In
structed to inquire and report as early
as practicable to this House such bill
or bills as may be necessary to carr,
said promises INTO effect.
Referred TO Committee on Schools
and Colleges.
THE cHowAN AND SOUTHERN RAILROAD
COMPANY.
Mr.. johnson introduced a bill Il
incorporate the Chowan and Southern
Railroad Company. The bill gives tn
right to Joseph 4. Tunis, G. Nj. Ser
pell, w. w. Tunis, $. Eccles, Jr.
and Theophilus Tunis, as corpora
tors, to construct and operate a rail
road either of narrow or STANDARD
broad-guage from any point on th'
boundary line between this State ans
North Carolina through the county o
Nansemond to any point on the Nanse
mond river, with the right to eros
the said river, and at any time here
after to extend and continue the con
struction to any point on either side o
the Elizabeth river, and to cross it /; t.
acquire and hold such real estate a
NAV be necessary for its purposes q
provided by the general laws OF tn
| State.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.